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Other formal English report as authorized by the United States Embassy or Consulate will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

If you do not meet English proficiency requirements, please consider completing our English as a Second Language (ESL) partnership program at a nearby community college. You will be able to enroll at KU after completing the ESL program. Learn more about this program on our website.

Test Scores

You are required to submit results from at least one standardized test taken within the past two years. You may take any of the exams below and request that the testing service send your official score report to Kutztown University. Minimum criteria for admission and English proficiency are listed below:

Secondary School Documents

We accept unofficial documents for the application review process. Precise word-for-word English translations are required for all documents that are not written in English.Please note that if you are accepted to KU and choose to enroll, you must submit all final official documents prior to enrollment. We reserve the right to cancel an application if we deem any documents to be fraudulent.

Official secondary school transcripts and certificates in English are accepted under the following conditions:

Final results sent from testing service (GCE, GCSE, WAEC, UMALUSI, etc.)

Official, original language transcript/certificate in a sealed envelope issued by school with official English language translation

Official transcript/certificate in English in a sealed envelope if issued directly by the school

Certified copy of original language transcript/certificate sent with official English translation (if applicable) and signed by one of the following:

Administrator of the student's school

U.S. Embassy Official

Ministry of Education Official

U.S. Overseas Advising Office staff member

Official Notary Public

Our mailing address is:

Office of International Admissions and ServicesP.O. Box 730Kutztown, PA 19530USA

We also accept official documents by email sent to international@kutztown.edu from your school counselor, the ministry of education, the administrator of the national exams, or any other official education official on a case-by-case basis.

The Office of International Admissions and Services does not require you to submit your academic records for evaluation from an external agency during the initial admissions process. However, Kutztown University reserves the right to require an external credential evaluation of academic records from outside of the U.S. at any time during your academic program at the university.